Interesting Things
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Weekend Joys, Books and More: January 8th
This first week of 2021 is proving to be no less eventful! I hope you all have a wonderful and relaxing weekend. 1.) My obsession over the holiday break was this relaxing and soothing television show. Who knew kiln firing could be so dramatic!? 2.) I love a good literary map – Take this fun quiz and see how many of these do you recognize? 3.) This is such a sweet gift idea! 4.) Ice Skating + Drag = This incredibly cool video. 5.) The internet of the early 2000s was a weird place.
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Weekend Joys, Books and 2021!
Hello everyone, Well, the first day of 2021, and I am here to share a few fun weekend treats to enjoy the first day of this new year! 1.) I don’t know what I find more amusing, this SNL skit, or these responses. 2.) Are you a leftover lover or a leftover hater? Either way, you may enjoy this new show. Now I need the cookbook. 3.) What should your first book of 2021 be? I got These Violent Delights, which is a Shangahi based adaptation of Romeo and Juliet and looks really cool. 4.) If you are wanting to read more in 2021, check out my post about ways…
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Weekend Joys, Books and More: December 18th
Is it just me, or does it feel a little early to start doing the “Best of 2020” lists? Maybe I’m a bit of a grinch, but I always feel like these lists forget that one 12th of the year happens in December! This weekend, I may not have a best of list, but I do have some fun things to check out: 1.) These are hilarious, and the prints are probably one of my favorite gift ideas for outdoorsy people! 2.) These are some fun book pairings. 3.) I made this for an (outdoor) party the other night, and I think it may become my new appetizer disk for…
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Weekend Joys, Books and More: December 11th
Hello everyone, The holiday season continues! Hanukkah started this week, and we are looking forward to actually getting some snow this weekend. In honor of snow and Hanukkah, here are 5 things to start your weekend off right: 1.) This is really for kids, but if you have kids in your life, this is a great Christmas/Hanukkah hybrid story 2.) Book Riot has a wonderful list of book-adjacent gifts for the book lovers in your life who already have enough books 3.) Have you heard of #Emojireads? If that isn’t your cup of tea, you may still like these modern classic retellings. 4.) Look at this beautiful and interesting project.…
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Weekend Joys in Books and More: December 4th Edition
Hello, I hope you all had a great week and are enjoying settling into the holiday spirit. As one of our kiddos said yesterday when discussing what month it is, it is certainly “Christmas Month” in our house. Enjoy the links below and have a great weekend! 1.) Enjoy Stacey Mei Yan Fong’s weird and wonderful 50 Pies / 50 States project! 2.) This is by far the best The Christmas Carol adaptation out there. Guillermo del Toro agrees with me so I must be right. 3.) This website is super fascinating and fun to explore! I’ve been watching a lot of period TV, and this gives me major shelf…
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Bookish Weekend Joys: A List
This is a new type of post I am trying this weekend. Below are a few fun highlights and joys to start you weekend off right! I hope you enjoy! 1.) As a follow up from my Pride and Prejudice post earlier this year, this musical version of Pride and Prejudice is so ridiculous that it verges on the sublime. 2.) Stacey Abrams has gotten a lot of attention recently for her incredible work registering voters in Georgia. But did you know she is also the author of a series of an award winning series of romantic suspense novels!? 3.) As you start preparing for Thanksgiving next week, check out…
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September: I am OVER IT! (also some book recs)
I know its taken longer than it has for others for this to hit, but this month I am just DONE. I’m over it, and it is hard to cut through that stupor. The (only) vacation I have taken in the last 9 months turned into a “fun as a story, but not at the time” adventure, our dog has been sick (she has medication now and is feeling better, but it was a lot of sleepless nights), work is incredibly busy, and I can’t get to everything I need to get to, Covid-19 cases are finally starting to increase in our small community (where much of the population refuses…
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The Best Book Podcasts of 2020 So Far
Hello! Well, I’m back after a bit of a hiatus, and today, I want to share some of my favorite book podcasts with you. This is by no means a definitive list, but there are so many different variations of book podcasts out there, and this is a rundown of some of my favorites. I wanted to give you a variety, so the podcasts below include general book news podcasts, public domain book reads, book recommendations and more! Books and Authors (BBC) This is an eclectic mix of a few BBC book related radio shows, and while their interviews with authors and book content is great, what makes this podcast…
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What Book Would You Never Let Someone Borrow?
The other day, I saw the question: “What book would you never let someone borrow?” I loved this question, but I wanted more than one answer for you. So I invited my mother to give me a book too! My mom is an incredible author in her own right (she wrote the amazing Living and Dying Without a Map), and you can hear from both of us below. Don’t forget to leave a comment with the book you would never let someone borrow too! Emma I am an inveterate book giver and lender. When I love a book, I want others to read it and I am always happy to…
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An Unpretentious Way to Read “More” Books
The amount that I read is a running joke in my household, whether it is being asked “so did you finish it yet?” right when I start a book, or me reporting my running tally just to annoy those around me. I am an incredibly fast reader, and that a big part of how I finish so many books, but I honestly think that a lot of my ability to get through so many books is that I structure my life in a such as way that I can manage it. I’m not reading every second, and I still go to work, watch a ton of TV, sleep, make food…
